50 
\873 


UC-NRLF 


B   M   33fl  Ofl? 


J^ 


MM  LOUISE  KELLOGG 


<3-P2,.A^2SriD 


English  Opera. 


THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL. 


THE  MUSIC  BY  M.  W.  BALFE. 


CHICKERING  &  SONS, 


MANUFACTURERS     OF 


Grand,  Square  and  Upright 


Our  Instruments  having  stood  the  critical  test  of  the 
civilized  world  for  the  past  fifty  years,  we  take  pride  in 
the  fact  that  they  still  keep  the  front  rank  beyond  all 
competition.  We  made  and  sold  2,500  in  the  year 
1872,  and  our  business  is  steadily  increasing.  43,000 
made  and  sold  up  to  the  present  time. 

Tie  StaniarJ  Piano-Fortes  of  tie  World 

ARE  THE  Grand,  Square  and  Uprights  of 


AVAREROOMS  : 


48  Boylston  Street, 

BOSTON. 


11  East  Fourteenth  St., 

NEW  YORK. 


CLARA  LOUISE  KELLOGG 
E]^aLiSH  Opera. 


THE  BOHEMIAN  GIRL. 


imt  MUSIO  BT 


M.    W.    BALFE, 


THE  'WOKDS  BT 


ALFRED    BUNN 


InUred  fteeording  to  Act  of  CongreM,  in  the  Tear  ISTl, 
BY  CHAS.  B.    BURRELL, 

Xa  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington. 


GEORGE  F.  NESBITT  &  CO,  PRINTERS, 

COR.  PEARL  AND  PINE  STREETS. 


18  73. 


T-l- 


<J.  i' 


Oouin'  Akbtheim  {Oovermr  of  Preshurg) 

Thaddeus  (a  proscribed  Pole) 

Florestein"  {nephew  to  the  Count) 

Detilshoof  {Chief  of  the  Gipsy  tribe) 

Oaptaik  of  the  Guard 

Officer 

First  Gipsy 

Seooi^d  Gipsy.. 

ARLiiq-E  {the  Counfs  daughter) 

BuDA  {her  attendant). , 

QUEEIiT  OF  THE  GiPSIES 

Nobles,  Soldiers,  Retainers,  Peasants,  &c.,  &c.. 


PLOT 


This  opera  commences  with  an  assemblage  of  villagers,  with  Count  Arnheim, 
Florestein,  and  others,  for  the  purpose  of  hunting.  They  depart  for  that  purpose, 
and  Arline,  the  Count's  daughter,  induces  her  attendant,  Buda,  to  allow  her  to 
join  the  party.  Thaddeus  enters,  exhausted  by  long  flight  from  pursuing  soldiers, 
and  soon  Devilshoof  and  a  party  of  gipsies  appear,  and  purpose  to  rob  Thaddeus, 
who,  however,  proposes  to  join  their  band,  and  is  accepted.  Suddenly  there  are 
loud  alarms  and  confusion,  and  it  is  announced  that  Arline  and  her  attendant  are 
being  attacked  by  some  wild  animaL  Thaddeus  seizes  the  rifle  which  Florestein 
had  left,  runs  up  a  rock,  and  fires.  Arline  is  brought  in,  wounded  in  the  arm  by 
the  stag.  The  Coimt  is  profuse  in  his  acknowledgments  of  the  service  rendered 
hirc^  by  Thaddeus,  and  the  fete  begins.  The  Count  offers  as  a  toast  the  Emperor's 
health,  a  toast  Thaddeus  refused  to  do  honor  to;  and  on  bein^  pressed  to  do  bo, 
hm-ls  his  glass  with  contempt  at  the  statue  of  the  Emperor.  The  nobles  draw  their 
Bwords,  and  demand  the  life  of  the  traitor.  The  Count  endeavors  to  save  Thad- 
deus from  their  fury,  gives  him  a  purse,  and  urges  him  to  fly.  He  rejects  the 
purse,  and  Devilshoof  appears  to  protect  Thaddeus,  but  is  himself  seized  and  con- 
fined in  the  castle.  While  all  are  engaged,  Devilshoof  descends  from  the  roof  of 
the  castle,  enters  the  chamber  of  Arline,  and  bears  her  away,  pursued  by  the 
Count  and  the  nobles.  Devilshoof  knocks  away  the  trunk  of  a  tree,  which  serves 
as  a  bridge,  after  he  has  passed  over  it  bearing  Arline,  and  the  act  closes  with  tho 
despair  of  the  Count,  and  the  sorrow  of  his  friends.  . 

The  second  act  is  twelve  years  later  than  the  first,  and  Arline,  now  eighteen 
years  old,  is  discovered  sleeping  on  a  tiger  skin,  in  the  gipsy  camp.  Florestein 
enters,  and  is  confronted  by  Devilshoof  and  a  party  of  gipsies,  who  rob  him  of 
his  watch  and  jewels ;  but  the  Gipsy  Queen  enters,  and  commands  them  to  re- 
store every  thing,  a  command  which  they  all  obey  but  Devilshoof,  who  has  gone, 
beai'ing  a  jewelldd  medallion  of  Florestein's.  Arline  awakening,  hears  from 
Thaddeus  the  incidents  of  his  first  meeting  with  her,  and  they  piiglit  their  mutual 
love ;  then  the  Gipsy  Queen  enters,  and  claims  the  love  of  Thaddeus.  Taunted 
by  Devilshoof  with  the  hopelessness  of  her  love,  she  joins  the  hands  of  Thaddeus 
and  Arline,  still  muttering  revenge.  Then  turning  fiercely  to  Devilshoof,  she 
forces  him  to  deliver  to  her  the  jewel  he  has  taken  from  Florestein,  and  they  part 
with  mutual  vows  of  revenge  on  each  other.  The  gipsies  afterward  assemble  at 
a  fair  in  Presburg,  and  Arline,  while  telling  fortunes,  attracts  the  attention  of 
Florestein,  who  asks  a  kiss,  but  receives  a  slap  in  the  face  instead.  The  Gipsy 
Queen  has  noticed  Florestein's  attentions,  and  tries  to  make  Thaddeus  jealous,  but 
professing  now  to  reward  Arline  for  her  truth,  puts  on  her  neck  the  jewel  taken 
by  Devilshoof  from  Florestein.  Florestein  sees  the  jewel,  and  denounces  Arline 
as  leagued  with  robbers.  Arline  is  seized  and  taken  into  the  hall  of  justice.  In 
her  anger  at  the  unjust  accusation,  she  is  about  to  stab  herself,  but  her  hand  la 
arrested  by  the  Count,  who  sees  the  scar  upon  her  arm,  and  soon  recognizes  his 
daughter. 


ivi359c516 


In  the  third  act,  Arline  is  discovered  in  the  Count's  palace,  dressed  for  a  ball, 
but  looking  at  the  gipsy  dress  she  used  to  wear ;  all  the  joys  of  her  gip?y  life  re- 
cur to  her  memory,  and  she  breaks  out  in  one  of  her  wild  songs.  At  this  instant, 
Devilshoof  enters,  and  proposes  to  make  her  the  Gipsy  Queen.  She  refuses,  and 
Thaddeus  appears ;  but  the  great  doors  are  thrown  open,  giving  scarcely  time  for 
Devilshoof  to  escape  by  the  window,  and  Thaddeus  to  conceal  himself.  The 
Gipsy  Queen  enters  the  brilliant  assemblage,  and  tells  the  Count  his  daughter  has 
a  lover  concealed.  Thaddeus  is  discovered,  but  Arline  boldly  avows  he  is  her 
lover,  and  shall  be  her  husband ;  and  on  the  Count's  despairing  attempt  to  avert 
the  tie  which  he  supposes  dishonorable,  Thaddeus  proves  that  he  is  of  noble  birth, 
and  displays  the  commission  he  held  in  the  service  of  Poland,  when  the  Count 
withdraws  his  objections,  and  the  lovers  are  united.  The  Gipsy  Queen  has  hired 
a  gipsy  to  kill  Thaddeus,  but  Devilshoof  strikes  the  gun,  and  changes  its  direction 
at  the  momoiit  of  discharge,  and  the  Gipsy  Queen  is  herself  killed. 


THE  BOHEMIAN  GIEL, 


ACT  I. 

SCENE  I. — The  chateau  and  grounds  of  Count  AEiiTHEiM,  on  the 
Danude,  near  Preshurg.  On  one  side  the  principal  entrance  te 
the  castle ;  opposite  is  a  Statue  of  the  Emperor ^  above  which  a 
party  is  employed  raising  the  Austrian  flag, 

( On  rising  of  the  curtain,  the  retainers  of  CouOT  Akkheim  are 
discovered  preparing  for  the  chase.) 

CHOEUS. 
Up  -with,  tlie  banner,  and  down  "with  tlie  glare 

Who  shall  dare  to  dispute  the  right, 
Wherever  its  folds  in  their  glory  waye, 
Of  the  Austrian  eagle's  flight ; 
Its  pinnion  flies 
As  free  in  the  skies, 

.  As  that  of  the  airy  king, 
And  thro'  danger  fleets, 
Like  the  heart  that  beats 
Beneath  his  plumed  wing. 

[After  they  have  fixed  the  flag  they  all  come 
forward.] 

Now  the  foeman  lieth  low  and  the  battle  field's  won. 
We  may  honor  in  peace  what  in  war  we  have  done. 

The  stirring  chase,  the  festive  board, 

The  varied  charms  which  each  afford. 

Shall  the  day  and  night  beguile  ; 

And  care  shall  be  drowned  in  that  glass 

Which  nothing  on  earth  can  surpass. 
But  a  lovely  woman's  smile. 

Then  up  with  the  banner,  &c. 

[At  the  end  of  chorus,  Coukt  Aenheim  and 
Floresteii^  enter  from  chateau  (s.  E.  L.)  fol- 
lowed by  various  neighboring  nobles,  pages, 
huntsmen,  &c.,  and  his  child  Arlike,  attended 
by  BuDA,  &c.] 


SOLO.— Count. 

A  soldier's  life 
.LXj..lXfg:asl)e6il  of  strife, 

In  all  its  forms  so  much. 
That  no  gentler  theme,  ^ 

The  world  will  deem, 
A  soldier's  heart  can  touch. 

CHORUS— Retaii^ers. 
...>,  ,  ,^  Hail  to  the  lord  of  the  soil. 
His  vassals'  love  is  the  spoil. 
That  lord  delights  to  share. 

CHORUS— Hunters.  ' 

Away  to  the  hill  and  glen. 
Where  the  hunter's  belted  men, 
With  bugles  shake  the  air. 

[The  Ogukt,  after  bowing  to  his  friends,  sees  Arliiov 
and  takes  her  in  his  arms.] 

Cou.        Ah !  who  can  tell  save  he  who  feels. 
The  care  a  parent's  love  reveals, 

How  dear,  fond  thing,  thou  art 

To  this  lone,  widowed  heart ! 
Cho.        Away  to  the  hill  and  glen,  &c 

[During  this,  a  retainer  brings  down  (r.)  a  rifle  to  Ploee- 
STEIN,  who  puts  it  away  from  him.  Count  Arnheim: 
exits  into  chateau.  Nobles  and  hunters  ascend  rocks 
and  exeunt.  Arline  petitions  BuDA  to  let  her  accom- 
pany them,  and  goes  off  by  a  footpath,  at  side  of  rocks, 
with  her  and  FloresteinI^] 

[Enter  Thaddeus,  breathless  and  exhausted,  m  a  state  of  great 

alarm.1     , 

■r(  .!>•>-  ■■     ' 

Tha.  a  guard  of  Austrian  soldiers  are  on  my  tracK,  and  I  can  no 
longer  elude  their  vigilance.  An  exile  from  my  wretched  country, 
now  a  prey  to  the  inveterate  invader,  my  only  hope  is  in  some 
friendly  shelter.  {Sees  the  Statue  of  the  Emperor.)  Ah !  that  tells 
me  I  am  here  on  the  very  threshold  of  our  enemies! 

RECITATIVE— Thaddeus. 
Without  a  country,  without  a  home,  without  friends,  and  with- 
out fortune! — oh,  what  will  become  of  the  proscribed  orphan,  Thad- 
deus of  Poland! 


GAVATINA. 
'Tis  sad  to  leave  your  father-land, 

And  friends  you  loved  there  well, 
To  wander  on  a  stranger  strand, 

Where  friends  but  seldom  dwell.   .     ..^ 

Yet,  hard  as  are  such  ills  to  bear, 

And  deeply  though  they  smart. 
Their  pangs  are  light  to  those  who  are 

The  orphans  of  the  heart! 

Oh,  if  there  were  one  gentle  eye. 

To  weep  when  I  might  grieve, 
One  bosom  to  receive  the  sigh. 

Which  sorrow  oft  will  heave. 

One  heart  the  ways  of  life  to  cheer, 

Though  rugged  they  might  be, 
No  language  can  express  how  dear 

That  heart  would  be  to  me! 

[At  the  end  of  song,  a  troop  of  gipsies,  headed  by 
Devilshoof,  their  leader,  suddenly  appear,  n., 
and  are  about  to  seize  and  rob  Thaddeus,  bui 
presummg  by  his  dress  that  he  is  a  soldier,  they 
stop  and  examine  him.]  "^ 

CHORUS. 

In  the  gipsy's  life  you  my  read 
The  life  that  all  would  like  to  lead; 

Through  the  wide  world  to  rove. 

Be  it  sunny  or  drear, 
With  but  little  to. love, 

And  still  less  to  fear : 

Sometimes  under  roof,  and  sometimes  thrown 

Where  the  wild  wolf  makes  his  lair, 
For  he  who's  no  home  to  call  his  own 

Will  find  a  home  somewhere. 

'Tis  the  maxim  of  man. 

What's  another's  to  claim; 
Then  to  keep  all  he  can, 

.4jad  we  do  the  same! 


6 

Thus  a  habit  once,  'tis  custom  grown, 

And  every  man  will  take  care, 
If  he  hasn't  a  home  to  call  his  own, 

To  find  a  home  somewhere. 

Tha.  The  sight  of  these  wanderers  has  inspired  me  with  a  pro- 
ject. (To  Dev.)  Your  manner  and  habit  please  me.  I  should 
like  to  join  your  band.  I  am  young,  strong,  and  have,  I  hope, 
plenty  of  courage. 

Dev.  Who  are  you  ? 

Tha.  One  without  money,  without  home,  and  without  hope. 

Dey.  You're  just  the  fellow  for  us  then! 

GiP.  {who  is  on  the  look  out  on  rock,  k.)  Soldiers  are  coming  this 
way. 

TviA.  'Tis  me  they  are  in  search  of. 

Dev.  Indeed,  then  they'll  be  cunning  if  they  find  you. 

[In  a  moment  they  strip  the  soldier's  dress  off 
ThaUdeus,  and  as  they  are  putting  a  gipsy's 
frock,  &c.,  over  him,  a  roll  of  parchment,  with 
seal  attached,  falls  at  the  feet  of  Devilshoof, 
who  seizes  it.] 

Dev.  What's  this? 

Tha.  My  commission !  It  is  the  only  thing  I  possess  on  earth, 
a»d  I  will  never  part  with  it. 

[Snatches  and  conceals  it  in  his  bosom,  and  has 
just  time  to  mix  himself  with  the  gipsies, 
when  a  body  of  the  Emperor's  soldiers  enter 
in  pursuit.] 

OiTi.  {scrutinizing  gipsies.)  Have  you  seen  any  one  pass  this 
way — any  stranger  ? 

Dev.  No  one — stay — yes,  a  young  Polish  soldier  ran  by  just 
now,  and  passed  up  those  rocks. 

Offi.  That's  him — thanks,  friend ! — forward ! 

[Exeunt  soldiers  up  rocks.] 

DUET  AND  CHORUS. 
Db7,  Comrade,  your  hand, 

We  understand 
Each  other  in  a  breath. 

[Shaking  his  hand.] 
This  grasp  secures 

Its  owner  yours,  y 

In  life,  and  until  death. 


Tha. 

Long  as  it  hold 

With  friendly  fold. 

Mine  shall  cling  to  it 

(aside) 

By  death  he  means,  but 

If  there's  a  throat  to  cut. 

• 

Why  you  must  do  it ! 

Oho. 

.  In  the  gipsy's  life  you  may  read,  &o. 

Tha. 

My  wants  are  few — 

Dev. 

Want  we  ne'er  knew, 

But  what  we  could  supply. 

Tha. 

Then  what  is  worse 

I  have  no  purse — 

Dev. 

We  nothing  have  to  buy. 

Tha. 

My  heart  'twill  ring — 

Dev. 

That  is  a  thing 

In  which  we  never  deaL 

Tfa. 

But  all  I  need— 

Dev. 

'Twere  best  indeed 

To  borrow,  beg,  or  steal. 

Oho. 

In  the  gipsy's  life  you  may  read,  &c 

ENSEMBLE. 

./M..Jt 

Dev.  Then  rest  ye  here  while  we 

Explore  each  spot,  and  see 

What  luck  there  is  in  store. 
Tha.  The  scenes  and  days  to  me, 

Which  seemed  so  blest  to  be, 

No  time  can  e'er  restore. 

Oho.        Oh,  what  is  the  worth  of  the  richest  man's  wealth, 
JVhich  the  chances  are  likely  he  came  to  by  stealth, 
IJnless  he  can  rove  abroad  in  the  free  air. 
As  free  as  are  we,  from  all  sorrow  and  care. 

[All.  exeunt  r. — Loud  shouts  and  alarms  are 
heard,  which  become  more  and  more  distinct, 
when  a  body  of  huntsmen  are  seen  to  cross 
the  tree  over  the  rocks,  &c.,  and  exeunt  by  the 
path  where  Arliis'e,  &c.,  went  off.  Alarms 
continue,  when  FLORESTEiiq"  rushes  in  appar- 

•  ently  frightened  to  death.]  ^ 


SONG. 
Is  no  succor  near  at  hand  ? 

For  my  intellect  so  reels, 
I  am  doubtful  if  I  stand 

On  my  head,  or  on  my  heels. 
No  gentlemen,  its  very  clear. 

Such  shocks  should  eyer  know. 
And  when  I  once  become  a  peer, 

They  shall  not  treat  me  so !  "  ~ 

Then  let  ev*ry  yassal  arm. 

For  my  thanks  he  well  deserves, 
Who  from  this  state  of  alarm, 

Will  protect  my  shattered  nerves  I 
To  think  that  one  unused  to  fear. 

Such  fright  should  ever  know. 
But  let  them  make  me  once  a  peer, 

They  shall  not  treat  me  so ! 

[At  end  of  song  Thaddeus  and  Peasantry 
rush  in,  evincing  the  greatest  state  of  alarm 
and  terror.] 

Tha.  What  means  this  alarm  ? 

Pea.  The  Count's  child  and  her  attendant  have  been  attacked 
by  an  infuriated  animal,  and  are  probably  killed  ere  this! 
Tha.  What  do  I  hear? 

[He  perceives  the  rifle  that  Florestein  has  left 
on  the  stage,  utters  an  exclamation,  seizes  it, 
runs  up  the  rocks,  aims,  fires,  and  instantly 

.  rushes  oif.  ThS  discharge  of  the  rifle,  and  the 
alarm  of  the  peasantry,  bring  Count  Arn- 
heim  and  his  party  to  the  sp5t.  Devilshoof 
enters  at  one  side,  at  the  same  time  watching.] 

Cou.  Whence  proceed  these  sounds  of  fear,  and  where  is  my  dar- 
ling child  ? 

[All  maintain  a  painful  silence,  when  Thaddeus 
is  seen  rushing  in,  conveying  Arline,  who  is 
wounded  in  the  arm,  and  seems  faint] 

Bud.  {falling  at  the  Count's /ee^.)  We  were  pursued  by  the  wild 
deer  they  were  chasing,  and  but  for  the  bravery  of  this  young  man 
{pointing  to  Tha.),  the  life  of  your  child  would  have  been  sacri- 
ficed. 


J 

Gou.  {clasping  Ms  child  in  his  arms.)  Praised  be  Providence  her 
life  is  saved,  for  she  is  all  th^t  renders  mine  happy.  {Looking  at 
her  arrriy  then  addressing  Buda.)  Let  her  wound  have  every  atten- 
tion, though  it  presents  no  sign  of  danger. 

[Buda  goes  into  the  castle  with  Arliite,  and 
Oouin:  Arnheim  advances  to  Thaddeus.] 

Stranger,  accept  the  hand  of  one  who,  however  different  to  you 
in  station,  can  never  sufficiently  thank  you  for  the  service  you 
have  rendered  him. 

Dev.  {aside.)  First  to  BQrve,  a.nd  then  be  thanked  by,  the  perse- 
cutor of  his  country.     The  fellow's  mad ! 

Cou.  I  trust  you  will  remain,  and  join  the  festivities  we  are 
about  to  indulge  in  ]  and  'twill  gratify  me  to  hear  how  I  can  be 
useful  to  you. 

Tha.  I  thank  your  lordship ;  but — 
.  Cou.  {to  the  Nobles.)  Pray,  my  friends,  join  your  entreaties  to 
mine. 

[Here  the  nobles  all  surround  the  Coukt  and 
Thaddeus,  and  Fi4)resieik,  coming  up  to 
him,  says — ] 

Flo.  I'm  extremely  obliged  to  you  for  not  shooting  me  as  well 
as  my  little  cousin — and  I  beg  you'll — aw — stay — {aside) — A  very 
common  sort  of  personage,  apparently. 

Tha.  {to ^the  Count.)  Be  it  as  your  lordship  wishes. 

Cou.  Then  be  seated,  friends,  and  let  the  fetb  begin. 

[They  all  seat  themselves  at  the  tables,  which 
have  previously  been  laid  on  the  o.  p.  opposite 
the  castle.  Thaddeus  takes  his  seat  at  the 
further  end,  Floresteik  occupying  a  prom- 
inent position.  When  they  are  seated,  a  va- 
riety of  dances  are  introduced,  during  which 
JBUDA  is  ^een  at  one  of  the  windows  holding 
on  her  knee  the  child,  whose  arm  is  bound  up. 
At  the  termination  of  the  dancing,  the  Oouin 
rises.] 

Cou.  I  ask  you  to  pledge  but  once,  and  that  is,  to  the  health  and 
long  life  of  your  Emperor. 

[Here  the  guests  fill  their  glasses,  rise,  and  turn- 
ing toward  the  statue  of  the  Emperpr,  drink, 
while  the  peasantry  surround  it  respectfully. 
Thaddeus  alone  keeps  his  seat,  on  perceiving 
which,  Floresteik  goes  up  to  the  Couin?  and 
points  it  out  to  him. 


10 

Flo.  lour  new  acquaintance,  my  dearnncle,  is  not  overburden- 
ed with  politeness  or  loyalty,  for  he  neither  fills  his  glass,  nor  ful- 
fills your  wishes. 

Cou.  {jilUng  a  glass  and  going  up  to  Thaddeus.)  I  challenge  you 
to  empty  this  to  the  health  of  our  Emperor. 

Tha.  {taking  the  glass.)  I  accept  the  challenge,  and  thus  I  empty 
the  goblet. 

[Goes  up  to  the  statue  and  throws  down  the 
glass  with  the  utmost  contempt.  A  general 
burst  of  indignation  follows.] 

Chorus  of  guests,  rising,  drawing  their  swords  and  rushing  to- 
ward Thaddeus. 

Down  with  the  daring  slave 
Who  disputes  the  right 
Of  a  people's  delight. 
And  would  their  anger  brave ! 

Cou.  [To  the  nobles  and  guests,  interposing  between  them  and 
Thaddeus.] 

Although  'tis  vain  to  mask 
The  rage  such  act  demands. 
Forgive  me  if  I  ask 
His  pardon  at  your  hands ; 
If  from  your  wrath  I  venture  to  have  craved 
The  life  of  one,  my  more  than  life  who  saved. 
(To  Thaddeus.)    Stranger,  I  answer  not 

One  moment  for  your  life; 
Quit,  while  you  may,  a  spot 
Whero  you  have  raised  a  strife. 
Your  longer  presence  will  more  excite. 
And  this  will  the  service  you  did  me  requite. 
Devilshoof  rushes  in. 

[Throws  Thaddeus  a  purse  of  gold.] 
Where  is  the  hand  will  dare  to  touch. 
One  hair  of  a  head  I  prize  so  muclf. 

[Taking  the  hand  of  T-ejlDDBVs.] 

{To  Cou.)  That  pulse  of  pride  you  boast 

Within  me  beats  as  high. 
You  and  your  titled  host, 
Proud  lord  I  do  defy. 


11 

Fixx  [Aside,  with  a  glass  in  one  hand,  and  a  leg  of  a 

bird  in  the  other.] 

:,   r     Upon  my  life  'tis  most  unpleasant, 
{  i      Just  as  one  had  attacked  a  pheasant. 

;.'  [Thaddeus,  who  has  taken  up  the  purse,  and 

/;  seeing  himself  and  Devilshoof  surrounded 

by  the  nobles  and  guests,  throws  the  purse  at 
the  Count's  feet] 

Take  back  your  gold,  and  learn  to  know 
One above  aught  you  can  bestow. 

CHORUS  OF  NOBLES,  &c. 
Down  with  the  daring  slave 
"Who  would  our  fury  brave. 
Dey,  Stand  back,  ye  craven  things. 

Who  dares  obstruct  our  path 
Upon  his  rashness  brings 
The  vengeance  of  my  wrath. 

[Deyilshoof,  defending  Thaddeus,  retreats, 
pressed  upon  by  the  nobles,  guests,  &c.,  when 
the  Count  orders  a  party  of  his  retainers  to 
divide  them ;  they  seize  Cevilshoop  and  take 
him  into  the  castle.] 

Seize  him  and  bind  him,  and  there  let  him  find, 
Escape  from  those  "K^alls  better  men  have  confined. 

[Here  a  party  of  the  huntsmen  and  retainers 
separate  Thaddeus  and  Devilshoof;  they 
march  Thaddeus  off,  and  exit  among  the 
rocks,  while  Devilshoof  is  dragged  into  the 
castle.] 

Dev.  {As  they  are  dragging  Mm  off.) 

Tho'  meshed  by  numbers  in  the  yoke 
Of  one  by  all  abhorr'd. 
Yet  tremble,  worthless  lord. 
At  the  vengeance  you  thus  provoke. 
Oho*  Down  with  the  daring  slave 

Who  would  our  fury  brave. 

[Devilshoof  is  dragged  off  in  the  castle ;  the 
Count,  nobles,  &c.,  reseat  themselves,  when 
other  dances  are  introduced  and  the  festival 
continues.    Buda  is  seen  to  leave  the  window 


12 

at  whicli  she  has  been  seated  with  AELms, 
and  she  enters  and  converses  with  the  Couirr. 
In  the  midst  of  the  most  joyous  movements  of 
the  dance,  Devilshoof  is  seen  descending 
from  the  roof  of  the  castle,  until  he  reaches 
the  window  of  Arlike's  chamber,  into  which 
he  is  seen  to  enter,  and  to  shut  it  immediately. 
BuDA  then  enters  the  castle,  and  in  a  minute 
afterward  the  festivities  are  interrupted  by  a 
violent  shrieking,  the  window  is  thrown  open, 
and  BuDA,  pale,  and  with  dishevelled  hair, 
signifies  by  her  gestures  that  Aelii^e  has  dis- 
appeared.] 

Oho.  What  sounds  break  on  the  air  ? 

What  looks  of  wild  despair 

A  grief  as  wild  impart. 
COU.  My  child!  that  word  alone, 

With  agonizing  tone. 

Burst  in  upon  my  heart. 

[Couiin:  and  Nobles  dash  into  the  castle.  A 
general  movement  of  all — some  are  seen  at 
the  window  of  Arline's  chamber,  signifying 
that  she  is  gone.] 

Cho.  Be  every  hand  prepared 

Their  liege  lord's  halls  to  guard, 
With  devotion  whose  bond 
All  ties  is  beyond. 

Flo.  (Jcneeling,  and  appearing  grmtly  alarmed.) 

Why^  what  with  dancing,  screaming,  fighting. 
One  really  is  a  shocking  plight  in. 
And  it  puzzles  quite  one's  wit 
To  find  a  place  to  pick  a  bit. 

[Ihe  CouN^T  rushes  from  the  castle,  dragging^ 
BuDA,  and  followed  by  nobles.  BuDA,  tremb- 
ling, falls  on  her  knees.] 

Cotr.  Wretch  I  monster !  give  me  back 

The  treasure  of  my  soul ; 
Go — all — the  spoiler's  footsteps  track 
That  treasured  prize  who  stole. 
But  no,  vain  hope !  unless  we  pray  to  Him 
Who  healeth  all  sorrow,  with  suppliant  limb. 


13 

PRAYER 

.    Thou,  who  in  might  supreme. 
O'er  the  fate  of  all  reignest. 
Thou  who  hope's  palest  beam 
In  the  mourner  sustainest. 
Vouchsafe  to  lend  an  ear 
To  the  grief  of  the  waller, 
,  Cut  short  the  dark  career 

Of  the  ruthless  assailer. 

[During  the  prayer,  Dbvilshoof  is  seen  climb- 
ing up  the  rocks,  with  Aelike  in  his  arms.] 

CHORUS. 

Follow,  follow,  with  heart  and  with  arm, 
Follow,  follow,  and  shelter  from  harm 

The  pride  of  Arnheim's  line. 

Where  all  his  hopes  entwine. 

Follow,  follow, 

O'er  brake  and  through  hollow  I 

Climb  the  hill,  ford  the  stream. 

High  in  air  weapons  gleam ! 
.  Da&h  through  where  danger  lies  I 

Danger — ay,  death,  despise ! 

To  save  let  all  combine 

The  pride  of  Arnheim's  line. 

[At  the  most  animated  part  of  the  chorus,  bodies  of 
gentry,  retainers,  servants,  &c.,  are  seen  rushing  to- 
ward the  rocks,  and  over  ever^r  part,  in  pursuit  of 
Devilshoof,  who,  perceiving  his  situation,  knocks 
away,  the  moment  he  has  crossed  it,  the  trunk  of  the 
tree  which  serves  as  a  bridge  between  the  two  rocks, 
and  thus  bars  their  passage.  CouJn?  Arkheim,  in 
his  distraction,  is  about  to  throw  himself  into  the 
gulph — he  is  held  back  by  attendants,  into  whose 
arms  he  falls  senseless.  Some  are  in  attitude  of 
prayer — others  menace  Devilshoof,  who,  folding 
Arlij^^e  in  his  large  cloak,  disappears  in  the  depths 
of  the  forest. 


END  OF  AOT  I. 


ACT  n. 

[Note. — Twelye  years  are  supposed  to  elapse  between  tlie  First 
and  Second  Acts.] 

ScEifE  1. — Street  in  Preslurg,  ly  moonlight — Tent  of  the  Queen  of 
the  Gipsies,  large  curtains  at  the  lack — it  is  lighted  ly 
a  lamp.  On  the  opposite  side  of  the  Stage  are  Houses — 
one  of  which,  an  Hotel,  is  lighted  up, 

Arline  is  discovered  asleep  on  a  tiger's  shin — ^Thaddeus  is  watch- 
ing over  her.  As  the  curtain  rises  a  Patrol  of  the  City 
Guard  marches  ly,  and  as  soon  as  they  are  gone  off, 
Devilshoof  and  a  party  of  gipsies,  wrapped  up  in 
cloaks,  suddenly  appear. 

CHORUS. 
Silence !  silence ! — the  lady  moon 
Is  the  only  witness  now  awake, 
And  weary  of  watching,  perchance  she  soon 
To  sleep  will  herself  betake. 
,     Silence  1  silence !  from  her  throne  in  air 

She  may  look  on  and  listen,  for  aught  ire  care, 
But  if  she  attend  unto  our  behest, 
She  will  quietly  go  to  her  rest. 

SOLO. — Devilshoof. 
.  There's  a  deed  to  do  who's  gains 
Will  reward  the  risk  and  the  pains — 

[The  Gipsies  all  draw  their  daggers  and  appear 
,  delighted.] 

Fie !  fie !  to  a  gentleman  when  you  appeal,     ' 
You  may  draw  his  purse  without  drawing  your 

steel ; 
With  bows,  and  politeness,  and  great  respect, 
You  may  take  more  than  he  can  at  first  detect. 

[Pointing  to  the  lighted  windows  of  the  Hotel.] 
14 


15 

See,  where  in  goblets  deep 
What  sense  they  have  they  steep — 
'  Watch  here !  till  each  to  his  home 

Shall  reel  on  his  doubtful  way. 
Watch  here !  and  the  goblet's  foam 

Will  make  him  an  easy  prey ! 
Silence!  silence!  this  way,  this  way! 

[As  the  Gipsies  retire  up  the  stage,  Floeesteik 
staggers  out  of  the  hotel — he  is  elegently 
dressed,  with  chain,  rings,  &c.,  and  a  rich  me- 
dallion round  his  neck.] 

i(*LO.*  Wine !  wine !    If  I  am  heir 

To  the  Count — my  uncle's — line —  [Hiccup.] 

Where's  the  fellow — will  dare 

To  refuse  his  nephew — wine  ?  [Hiccup,] 

That  moon  there,  staring  me  in  the  way 
Can't  be  as  modest  as  people  say, 
For  meet  whom  she  will,  and  at  whatever  spot, 
She  often  looks  on  at  what  she  ought  not. 
Wine!  wine!  wine! 

[The  Gipsies  have  by  this  time  advanced,  and 
Devilshoof  goes  politely  up  to  Floresteii^.] 

My  ear  caught  not  the  clock's  last  chime. 
And  I  beg  to  ask  the  time  ? 

[Floresteiit  reels,  recovers  a  little,  and  after 
eyeing  Deyilshoof.] 

(Aside.)  If  the  bottle  has  prevailed. 

Yet  whenever  I'm  assailed, 

Though  there  may  be  nothing  in  it, 

I  am  sobered  in  a  minute — 
{To  De7.)  You  are  really  so  polite. 

That  {pulling  out  his  tuatch)  'tis  late  into  the  night 
[Taking  the  watch  and  putting  it  into  his  fob.] 

You  are  very  kind — can  it  really  be ! 

Are  you  sure  it  is  so  late  ? 

Flo.  {assuming  courage,)  May  I  beg  to  ask ? 

Dby.  I  am  grieved  to  see 

Any  one  in  such  a  state, 
^  And  will  gladly  take  the  utmost  care 

Of  the  rings  and  chains  you  chance  to  wear. 


16 

[Taking  from  Floresteiit  his  rings,  chain,  and 
the  rich  niedallion.  Floeesteii?-  draws  his 
sword.]  ^  ji>t^iW 

Flo.        What  I  thought  was  politeness  is  downright  theft. 
And  at  this  rate  I  soon  shall  hare  nothing  left. 

[At  a  sign  from  Devilshoof  the  Gipsies  sur- 
round Floresteik,  and  take  every  yaluable 
from  him.] 

OhOi  Advance  with  caution,  let  every  man 

Seize  on  and  keep  whatever  he  can. 

[During  the  chorus,  Devilshoof  makes  off  with 
the  medallion,  and  others  are  dividing  the  rest 
of  the  spoil,  when  a  female  appears  in  the 
midst  of  them,  drops  her  cloak,  and  discovers 
their  Queen.    The  Gipsies  appear  stupified.] 

QuEEsr,  To  him  from  whom  you  stole. 

Surrender  back  the  whole. 

[The  Gipsies  return  the  different  things  to  Flo- 
resteik.] 

Flo.  (trembling  and  looking  over  the  things.) 

Thanks,  madam, — lady — but  might  I  request 
A  medalhon  in  diamonds — worth  all  the  rest. 

[At  a  sign  from  the  Queen,  who  seems  to  com- 
mand its  restitution.] 

CHOKUS  OF  GIPSIES. 

On  our  chieftain^s  share  we  ne'er  encroach 
And  he  fled  with  that  prize,  at  your  approach. 

Que.  {To  Florestein".)  Be  your  safety  my  care — 

Flo.  {trembling,)  I'm  in  precious  hands. 

Que.  {To  Gipsies.)  Follow  and  list  to  your  Queen's  commands. 

Oho.  Yes,  we  will  list  to  our  Queen's  commands. 

[Exeunt  Queek,  holding  Floresteik,  all  of  a 
tremble,  in  one  hand,  and  beckoning  the  Gip- 
sies to  follow  with  the  other.  As  soon  as  they 
have  gone  off,  Arlike,  who  has  been  awoke 
by  the  noise,  comes  from  the  tent,  followed  by 
Thaddeus.] 

Arl.  Where  have  I  been  wandering  in  my  sleep  ?    Would  you 
not  lil'^  to  know  my  dream  ?    Well,  I  will  tell  it  you. 


X7 

THE  GIPSY  GIRL'S  DREAM. 
I  dream'd  that  I  dwelt  in  marble  halls. 

With  vassals  and  serfs  at  my  side. 
And  of  all  who  assembled  within  those  walls 

That  I  was  the  hope  and  pride. 
I  had  riches  too  great  to  count — could  boast 

Of  a  high  ancestral  name ; 
And  I  also  dream'd,  which  charmed  me  most 

[Taking  both  his  hands  in  hers.] 

That  you  loved  me  still  the  same. 

I  dream'd  that  suitors  besought  my  hand, 

That  knights  upon  bended  knee 
And  with  vows  no  maiden  heart  could  withstand, 

That  they  pledged  their  faith  to  me. 
And  I  dream'd  that  one  of  this  noble  host 

Came  forth  my  hand  to  claim; 
Yet  I  also  dream'd,  which  charm'd  me  most 

That  you  lov'd  me  still  the  same. 

[At  the  end  of  the  ballad,  Thaddeus  presses 

Arlinb  to  his  heart.] 

Arl.  And  do  you  love  me  still  ? 

Tha.  More  than  life  itself. 

Arl.  Yet  there  is  a  mystery  I  would  fain  unravel.  {Pointing  to 
her  arm.)  The  mark  on  this  arm  is  the  key  to  that  mystery.  By 
the  love  you  say  you  bear  me,  solve  it. 

DUET. 
Tha.  {Taking  her  hand  and  pointing  to  the  mark,) 
That  wound  upon  thine  arm, 

"Whose  mark  through  life  will  be. 
In  saving  thee  from  greater  harm 
Was  there  transfixed  by  me. 
Ael.  By  thee?   ''\ 

Tha.  ^  E'er  on  thy  gentle  head 

Thy  sixth  sun  had  its  radiance  shed, 
A  wild  deer  who  had  lain  at  bay 
Pursued  by  hunters  cross'd  the  way. 
But  slaying  him  I  rescu'd  thee, 
And  in  his  death  throe's  agony 
That  tender  frame  by  his  antler  gor'd 
This  humble  arm  to  thy  home  restored. 
2 


18 

Abl.  Strange  feelings  move  this  breast 

It  never  knew  before. 
And  bid  me  here  implore 
That  you  reveal  tke  rest. 

ENSEMBLE. 

Tha.  The  secret  of  her  birth 

To  me  is  only  known, 
The  secret  of  a  life  whose  worth, 
I  prize  beyond  my  own. 

Abl.  The  secret  of  my  birth 

To  him  is  fully  known, 
The  secret  of  a  life  whose  worth, 
I  prize  beyond  my  own. 

Abl.  Speak,  tell  me — ease  my  tortured  heart. 

And  that  secret  evil  or  good  impart. 
Tha.  I  will  tell  thee,  although  the  words  may  sever. 

One  who  so  loves  thee,  from  thy  love  forever. 

ENSEMBLE. 

Abl.  Where  is  the  spell  hath  yet  effaced, 

'  The  first  fond  lines  that  love  hath  traced, 
And  after  years  have  but  imprest  , 

More  deep  in  love's  confiding  breast?  . 

Tha.  And  yet  few  spells  have  e'er  effaced 

.      The  first  fond  lines  that  love  hath  traced. 
And  after  years  have  but  imprest 
More  deep  in  love's  confiding  breast. 

[At  the  end  of  the  duet,  Thaddeus  throws  him- 
self, in  an  ecstacy,  at  the  feet  of  Arline,  and 
is  bathing  her  hand  with  kisses,  when  the 
back  curtains  of  the  tent  are  withdrawn,  and 
the  Queen  appears,  pale,  and  trembling  with 
passion.  She  advances  towards  Arline,  and 
pointing  towards  Thaddeus.] 

Que.  And  dare  you  aspire  to  the  love  of  him  who  possesses  the 
heart  of  your  Queen  ? 

Arl.  I  possess  his  heart,  and  will  yield  the  possession  to  no  one ; 
he  has  sworn  he  loves  me. 

Que.  Loves  you  I  . 


19 

AsL.  Yea ;  let  him  choose  between  us. 
Que.  Be  it  so. 

[Thaddeus,  who  has  been  anxiously  watching 
the  two,  here  runs  and  embraces  Arline.  She 
surveys  the  Queeis"  with  an  air  of  triumph.] 

AkTi^  (21?  #Ae  Queen.)  I  made  no  idle  boast;  {then  to  Thad- 
BBUS)  summon  our  comrades  hither. 

[The  QuEEiT  is  standing  in  the  centre,  while 
iV^u  ^jn\wyi.\^>«  V*'  Thaddeus  calls  the  Gipsies  together,  who  en- 
ter on  all  sides  and  surround  the  QuEEif,  and 
r  appear  to  ask  what  is  going  on.] 

CONCEETED  PIECE. 

Abl.  Listen,  while  I  relate 

«  The  hopes  of  the  Gipsy's  fate. 

I  am  loved  by  one,  by  one  I  love 

All  other  hearts  above. 

And  the  sole  delight  to  me 

[Taking  the  hand  of  Thaddeus.] 

Is  with  him  united  to  be. 
Gho.  Happy  and  light  of  heart  be  those 

iixf  f,*fao»'«r     Who  in  each  bosom  one  faith  repose! 

[Aside — maliciously  pointing  to  the  Queen.] 
Dbv.  a  rival's  hate  you  may  better  tell 

By  her  rage  than  by  her  tears. 

And  it,  perchance,  may  be  as  well. 
To  set  them  both  by  the  ears, 
{To  Queen.)  As  Queen  of  the  tribe,  'tis  yours>  by  right. 

The  hands  of  those  you  rule  to  unite. 
Cho.  ( To  the  Queen,  who  draws  lack  and  hesitates.) 

In  love  and  truth,  by  thee,  ,    ? 

Their  hands  united  be. 
Arl.  {Partly  inclining  in  sicpplication.) 

A  rival  no  more,  but  a  subject  see, 

Asking  thy  blessing  on  bended  knee. 
Tha.  {Raising  her,) 

Debase  not  thyself,  but  rather  lose 

The  boon,  and  a  fate  less  wayward  choose. 
Cho.  ( Urging  the  Queen.) 

In  love  and  truth,  by  thee       ,    .^ 

Their  hands  united  be. 


Que.  (HaugMUy  advancihg  arid  taking  the  hands  0/ Arlikb 
ancf  Thaddeus.) 

•fiiud^SiTH  yin  IHand  to  hand,  and  heart  to  heart, 
^^df^   ,a  Kuit A  feo^fho  shall  those  I've  mated  part  ? 

t-'^^I^"^^"^  ^^  %  the  spell  of  my  sway, 
-(t#.hT  oH  .w'^v\^Part  them  who  may.  [Joining  their  hands.] 

Cho.  Happy  and  light  of  heart  be  those  (fu.ii.« 

Who  in  each  bosom  one  faith  repose! 

During  this  scene  the  stage  %as  heen  growing  somewhat  lighter, 
iniL  ,/...  .   ,.■  '  _      -^'''^''' '.  QTe^ehter^J^^;'  [ 

GiP.  Morniitig^rf^egMining  to  dawn,  aiitfcrowds  of  people  are 
already  flocking  towards  the  f^ir  ;  the  sports^  begin  with  daylight. 

Que.  Summon  the  rest  of  the  tribe,  and  meet  me  forthwith  in 
the  public  square.  {To  Dev.)  Do  you  remain  to  bear  my  further 
orders.  '^^^^  fc'v«qirJ  bdJ  'iu  >-/x(oii  siIT 

pxeuii't'  "^HA.^ Mcjifetrhan^  m  hand,  followed 
by  the  other  Gipsies  repeating  Chorus.] 

DUET. 
'    Que.  '      This  is  thy  deed — seek  not  to  assuage 

My  jealous  fears  and  a  rivars  rage, 
Dev.       I  neither  fear  nor  seek  to  calm — ^^'^'  "'^^^ 
Que.       {aside  to  Dev.)  Revenge  is  the  "^o^iided  bosom's  balm. 

That  jewel  with  which  thou  hast  dared  to  deck 
Thy  foredoomed  neck,  '' 

Answer  me — ^where  did'st  thou  get  it-— where  ? 
Dev.        It  was  entrusted  to  my  care. 
Que.       This  very  night,  on  this  very  spot 

Thy  soul  for  once  its  fears  forgot,  K^'^-^Q  0'^ ) 

And  a  drunken  galliard  who  cross'd  thy  way, 

'    Became  thy  prey — 
Dev.       Fiend  born,  'twere  vain  to  fly. 

The  glance  of  her  searching  eye!       \^ 


_^    ,^  •.;;    ENSEMBLE. 
Que.  ^l)<9wii,'bn  thy  knee,  and  that  gem,  restore 

.  j.w^^)^.|^  ^^^  shame  amazed^,  ,  ^         r^i 

Or  long  years  of  sin  shall  deplore 

,    ,    The  storm  which  thou  hast  rais'd. 

Div.  {aside,)  It  best  might  be  the  prize  to  restore,     , .        ^ 

Much  as  I  seem  amaz'd,  '  ^  ' 

Oh!  hereafter  I  may  deplore  ?    ,,, 

The  storm  which  I  have  rais'd. 


21 

Lev.  (hneehng  and  presenting  the  medallion  to  the  Queen.) 

Queen,  I  obey.  .         t'5 

Que  'Tis  the  wisest  thing   r 

*  Thy  coward  soul  could  do.  [  Takes  medallion,'] 

Dev.  {aside.)  Who  from  my  grasp  such  prize  could  wring, 

The  doing  it  may  rue. 
Que.  Depart  and  join  the  rest. 
Dev.  I  do  thy  high  behest-  (««*^^-) 

ENSEMBLE. 

The  wrongs  we  forgive  not  and  cannot  forget 
Will  the  edge  of  our  vengeance  more  sharply  whet. 
Que.    The  wrongs  we  forgive  not  and  cannot  forget. 

Will  the  edge  of  our  vengeance  more  sharply  whet. 
{Exeunt  the  Queen  and  Devilshoof  at  separate  sides,'] 

SCENE  %-^Anoi'fier  Street  in  Preshurg^Daylight. 

[Enter  Arline  in  a  fanciful  dress,  followed  by  a  troop  of  Gipsies. 

She  has  a  tambourine  in  her  hand.] 

CHORUS. 

In  the  gipsies'  life  you  may  read 
The  life  that  all  would  like  to  lead. 

SONG.— Arlike. 
Come  with  the  gipsy  bride ! 

And  repair 

To  the  fair, 
Where  the  mazy  dance 
Will  the  hours  entrance. 
Where  souls  as  light  preside ! 
Life  can  give  nothing  beyond 
One  heart  you  know  to  be  fond. 
Wealth  with  its  hoards  cannot  buy 
The  peace  content  can  supply : 
Bank  in  its  halls  may  not  find 
The  calm  of  a  happy  mind. 

So  repair 

To  the  fair, 
^  And  they  all  may  be  met  with  there. 

Love  is  the  first  thing  to  clasp. 


near  Ik 


22 

But'  if '  lie  escape  your  grasp, 

Friendship  will  then  be  at  hand, 

In  the  young  rogue's  place  to  stand; 

Hope,  too,  will  be  nothing  loth  :  , 

To  point  out  the  way  to  both.  ,7   •  ; 

So  repair 

To  the  fair. 
And  they  all  may  be  m^t  with  there. 

CHORUS. 

In  the  gipsies'  life  you  may  read, 
The  life  that  all  would  like  to  lead. 

[Bxit  Arlike,  followed  by  the  tribe  of  Gipsies.] 

SCENE  3. — Great  fair  in  the  public  Plaatz  of  Presburg,  where 
the  scene  is  well  shown.  The  procession  of  the  various  trades 
commences  from  back  of  platform  turning  to  L.,  and  down  on 
to  stage,  then  passes  down  on  R.  The  procession  is  formed  of 
Banners  of  the  trade,  each  with  two  attendants,  one  carrying  a 
symbol  of  the  trade,  the  other  a  wand.    Dancers,  boys,  &c.,  &c. 

i  CHORUS.  , 

Life  itself  is  at  the  best 
One  scene  in  mask  of  folly  drest. 
And  there  is  no  part  of  its  wild  career 
But  you  will  meet  with  here ! 
*  To  these  symbols  of  Jife  your  voices  swell 

Vive  la  masque,  et  vive  la  bagatelle. 

[At  the  end  of  the  Chorus  and  during  the  Sym- 
phony, a  movement  is  perceived  at  the  further 
end  of  the  place,  which  is  followed  by  the  en- 
trance of  a  double  party  of  men  Gipsies, 
headed  by  Devilshoof  and  Thaddeus,  who 
force  a  passage  doVn  the  centre  of  the  stage, 
which  they  occupy;  they  then  open  their 
ranks,  when  another  file  of  female  Gipsies, 
headed  by  their  Quee]S"  and  Arline,  pass 
down  them.  Florestein"  and  a  party  are  seen 
watching  them  with  great  curiosity.J 

QUARTET. — Arlin^e,  Queek,  Thaddeus,  Devilshoof. 
From  the  valleys  and  hills 
Where  the  sweetest  buds  grow, 


23 

And  are  watered  by  rills 
Which  are  purest  that  flow. 
Come  we !  Come  we! 

CHORUS. 

Light  of  heart,  fleet  of  foot,  reckless  of  slight  or  gibe, 
Who  can  compare  with  the  free,  happy  Gipsy  tribe. 

[During  this,  the  bod^  of  Gipsies  have  been 
enacting  characteristic  Dances,  when  Arline, 
carrying  a  flower-basket  in  her  hand,  glides 
round  to  the  assembled  company  and  sings.] 

SOLO. — Arliis^e. 

Sir  Knight,  and  lady  listen ! 
That  bright  eye  seems  to  glisten 

(To  a  lady.) 
As  if  his  trusted  tale 
Did  o'er  thy  sense  prevail ! 

{To  another — pointing  to  her  heart.) 
Pretty  maiden,  take  care,  take  care. 
What  havoc  love  maketh  there ! 

{To  a  third— pointing  to  a  ring  on  her  finger^ 
And  this  token,  from  love  you  borrow, 
Is  the  prelude  of  many  a  sorrow: 
There  are  those  who  have  lived,  who  knew 
The  gipsy's  words  to  be  true. 
Cho.  {As  the  same  dance  of  the  other  gipsies  continues.) 

Light  of  heart,  fleet  of  foot,  reckless  of  slight  or  gibe, 
'  Who  can  compare  with  the  free,  happy  Gipsy  tribe ! 

[At  the  end  of  the  dance  and  chorus  Count 
Arkheik  and  so^e  Officers  of  State  enter ; 
his  hair  has  become  gray,  his  step  is  slow,  and 
his  appearance  is  that  of  sorrow.  He  is  ac- 
costed by  Florestein".] 

Flo.  My  dear  uncle,  it  delights  me  to  see  you  amongst  us,  and 
here  is  a  little  gipsy  girl  that  would  delight  you  still  more  {aside), 
if  you  had  my  blood  in  your  veins ;  she's  positively  a  charming 
creature. 

CoTT.  I  have  lost  the  taste  of  joy,  and  the  sight  of  youth  and| 
beauty  recalls  to  my  memory  that  treasure  of  both,  my  loved  and 
lost  Arline. 


24 

[He  gazes  attentively  at  Aelike,  sighs  heavily, 

then  exit  with  his  retinue  into  the  Hall   of 

Justice.] 

Flo.  (To  a  party  of  Ms  friends.)  It's  no  use  restraining  me — 

I'm  positively  smitten.     (Breaks  from  them  and  goes  up  to  Ar- 

LiXE.)   Fair  creature,  your  manner  has  enchanted  me,  and  I  would 

fain  take  a  lesson  from  you. 

Arl.  Of  politeness,  sir  ?  By  all  means :  to  hegin  then,  whenever 
you  address  a  lady,  always  take  your  hat  off. 

Flo.  Very  smart  (tuith  a  titter)  — 'pon  my  word,  very  smart. 
Your  naivete  only  increases  the  feelings  of  admiration  and  devo- 
tion which  a  too  susceptible  heart — 
Arl.  (Bursting  out  laughing.)  Ha!  ha!  ha! 
Flo.  Your  indifference  will  drive  me  to  despair. 
Arl.  Will  it  really? 

Flo.  Do  not  mock  me,  hut  pity  my  too  susceptible  nature,  and 
let  me  print  one  kiss  upon — 

[Here  Arliste  gives  him  a  violent  slap  on  the 
face :  the  Queen,  who  has  gone  up  the  stage 
with  Thaddeus,  now  brings  him  on  one  side 
and  points  out  the  situation  of  Arlinb  and 
Florestein;  he  is  about  to  rush  upon  Flor- 
ESTEii^"  just  as  Arline  has  slapped  his  face ; 
on  receiving  it,  he  turns  round,  and  finds  him- 
self between  the  two,  and  both  are  laughing 
in  his  face.] 
Que.  (eyeing  Floresteii^.)  It  is  the  very  person  from  whom 
they  stole  the  trinkets  I  made  them  give  him  back  again. 

[Taking  the  medallion  from  her  bosom.] 
This  too  is  his,  and  now  my  project  thrives. 

[Florestein"  turns   up   the  stage  to  join  his 
party,  and  the  Queen"  crosses  to  Arlin^e.] 
You  have  acted  well  your  jJart,  and  thus  your  Queei^  rewards  you. 

[Places  the  medallion  round  her  neck.] 
Forget  not  the  hand  who  gave  it. 

Arl.  (Kneeling  and  hissing  the  Queen's  hand.)  Let  this  bespeak 
my  gratitude. 

Que.  And  now  let  our  tribe  depart. 

[Chorus  and  dance  repeated,  and  the  Gipsies  are 
about  to  march  off.  Thaddeus  and  Arlii^^e 
bring  up  the  rear  of  their  body ;  and  as  they 
are  going  off,  Florestein,  who  with  his 
friends  has  been  watching  their  departure, 
perceives  his  medallion  on  the  neck  of  Arline 
— ^he  breaks  through  the  crowd  and  stops  her 
-«-she  and  Thaddeus  come  forward.] 


''%5 

Flo.  Though  you  treated  me  so  lightly  some  moments  past,  you 
will  not  do  so  now.  That  medallion  is  mine;  my  friends  here 
recognize  it. 

All.  We  do,  we  do.  [Here  Devilshoof  is  seen  to  steal  off.] 

Flo.  And  I  accuse  you  of  having  stolen  it. 

Arl.  Stolen !  It  was  this  instant  given  me  by  our  Queen,  and 
she  is  here  to  verify  my  words. 

[Arline  runs  about  looking  everywhere  for  the 
Queen.] 

Flo.  That's  an  every-day  sort  of  subterfuge.  {To  the  crovrd.) 
Worthy  people  and  friends,  that  medallion  on  her  neck  be- 
longs to  me,  and  I  accuse  her  or  her  accomplices  of  having  robbed 
me. 

COIS'CERTED  PIECE. 
[Chorus  of  Populace  surrounding  Arlin"E.] 

Shame  !  shame !  let  us  know  the  right, 

And  shame  on  the  guilty  one  light  I 
Tha.  [Rushing  defore  Arline  to  shield  her.] 

He  who  a  hand  on  her  would  lay. 

Through  my  heart  must  force  his  way. 
Cho.  Tear  them  asunder,  but  still  protect 

Until  they  can  prove,  what  they  but  suspect. 
Abl.  To  all  who  their  belief  have  leant. 

Heaven  can  attest  I  am  innocent. 

[Florestein^,  who  has  during  this  movement 
entered  the  Hall  of  Justice,  is  now  seen  re- 
turning, followed  by  a  strong  guard,  who  file 
off  each  side  of  the  steps.] 

Flo.  {To  Captain  of  Guard.    Pointing  to  Arline.) 
There  stands  the  culprit,  on  you  I  call 
onduct  her  away  to  the  Hall — to  the  Hall. 

^^Arline  looks  at  him  with  great  contempt ;  the 
Gipsies  perceiving  her  danger  range  them- 
selves around  her.  Thaddeus  breaks  from 
those  who  are  holding  him  and  rushes'  up  to 
her.  Floresteik  has  got  behind  the  Captain 
OF  THE  Guard,  who  gives  orders  for  his  men 
to  seize  Arline,  upon  which  the  Gipsies  draw 
their  daggers,  a  conflict  ensues,  in  which  the 
Guard  maintains  possession  of  Arline,  a 
body  of  the  populace  reseize  Thaddeus,  and 
the  Gipsies  are  routed.] 


26 

ENSEMBLE. 
Cap.  of  G-  They  who  would  brave  the  law, 

Against  themselves  but  draw 
:    ii  ^, ,  i  The  aid  of  which  they  stood  in  need, 

And  aggravate  their  guilty  deed. 
FLa      rO  1..     Now  it  is  with  the  law, 

I  beg  leave  to  withdraw. 

A  glass  of  wine  I  greatly  need, 

For  it  has  hurt  my  nerves  indeed. 
Ttta.  Free  me,  or  else  the  law  ^ 

Upon  your  heads  you  draw, 

It's  aid  you  may  live  to  need, 

Who  smile  upon  this  daring  deed. 
GUA,  If  you  dare  brave  the  law. 

Upon  your  heads  ye  draw 

The  aid  of  which  ye  stand  in  need. 

And  aggravate  their  guilty  deed. 
GiP,  Why  should  we  fear  the  law. 

Or  all  the  arms  ye  draw. 

While  of  our  aid  she  stands  in  need 

And  guiltless  is  of  such  a  deed. 

[Arline  is  conducted  by  a  file  of  the  Guard, 
led  by  the  Captain  and  preceded  by  Flore- 
STEiif  and  his  party  into  the  Hall  of  Justice ; 
the  people  follow  in  a  mass,  while  Thaddeus 
is  detained  by  those  who  first  seized  him,  and 
as  Arline  is  going  up  the  steps,  the  figure  of 
the  Queen"  is  seen  in  an  attitude  of  triumph 
over  her  rival  s  fall.^ 


SCENE  4. — Inferior  of  CouiST  Arn^heim's  apartment  in  the  Rail 
of  Justice. — A  vieiu  of  the  last  scene  visible  through  one  of  the 
windows  at  the  back. — A  full  length  portrait  of  Arlike,  as  she 
was  in  the  first  act,  hangs  on  the  wall. — State  chairs,  <S:c. — An 
elevation  or  dais  07i  the  o.  p.  side. 

Count  Arkheim  enters,  thoughtful  and  dejected.    He  contemplates 
Arline's  portrait,  and  wipes  the  tear  from  his  eye. 


27 

RECITATIVE. 

What  e'er  the  scenes  the  present  hour  calls  forth  before  the  sight, 
They  lose  their  splendor  when  compared  with  the  scenes  of  past 
delight. 

SONG.  ;- 

The  heart  bow'd  down  by  weight  of  woe 

To  weakest  hope  will  cling, 
To  thought  and  impulse  while  they  flow. 

That  can  no  comfort  bring. 
With  t  lose  exciting  scenes  will  blend 

O'er  the  pleasure's  pathway  thrown, 
But  mem'ry  is  the  only  friend, 
^  That  grief  can  call  its  own. 

The  mind  will  in  its  worst  despair 

Still  ponder  o'er  the  past. 
On  moments  of  delight  that  were 

Too  beautiful  to  last. 
To  long  departed  years  extend 

Its  visions  with  them  flown ; 
For  mem'ry  is  the  only  friend 

That  grief  can  call  its  own. 

[At  the  end  of  the  song,  a  confused  noise  is 
heard  outside,  when  the  Captain  of  the  Guard 
enters.] 

Cap.  a  robbery  has  been  committed,  and  the  accused  is  now  in 
the  hall  awaiting  the  pleasure  of  your  lordship,  as  chief  magistrate 
of  the  city,  for  examination. 

Cou.  Bring  the  parties  before  me. 

[The  Captain  arranges  the  magisterial  chair  o  p., 
bows  and  exit.] 

Any  thing  to  arouse  me  from  these  distracting  thougnts,  though 
the  sole  happiness  I  now  enjoy  is  in  the  recollection  of  my  long 
lost  child. 

[Seats  himself,  when  the  doors  are  violently 

opened,  an^  a  mob  of  citizens,  guards  and 

gentry  enters.    Florestein"  is  in  the  midst  of 

y  them,  who  instantly  rushes  up  to  the  Coukt.J 

Flo.  It  is  your  lordship's  nephew — I,  who  have  been  robbed ! 
Cou.  Some  folly  of  yours  is  for  ever  compromising  my  name  and 
chat  of  your  family.  • 


Flo.  But  I  am  in  this  instance  the  victim — I  have  been  robbed, 
aiid  t^6tro  stands  the  culprit. 

r^Uf'io  ^iHnyoh  si  :  [Pointing  to  Arlike  standing  in  the  centre, 
pale  and  with  dishevelled  hair,  but  still 
haughty  in  her  demeanor.] 

Cou.  {(iside.)  'Tis  she  I  saw  but  ^ow  in  the  public  square.  That 
girl — so  young,  so  beautiful — commit  a  robbery,  impossible ! 

Flo.  She  stole  this  medallion  belonging  to  me— we  found  it 
upon  her.  '  '  ^\y'^  * 

Cou.  (addressing  AREiffiE.)  Can  this  be  true  ? 

Ael.  [looking  contemptuously  at  Florestein",  and  turni^ig  with 
dignity  to  the  Coukt.)  Heaven  knows  I  am  innocent,  and  if  your 
lordship  knew  my  heart,  you  would  not  deem  me  guilty. 

Cou.  Her  words  sink  deep  into  my  breast.  Childless  mysiilf,  I 
fain  would  spare  the  child  of  another.  {To  FLORESTEiisr.)  What 
proof  have  you  of  this  ? 

Flo.  (pointing  to  Ms  friends.)  My  witnesses  are  here,  who  all 
can  swear  t':ey  saw  it  on  her  fieck. 

All.  We  can.  '        '  ■ 

Cou.  Still  does  my  liiind  misgive  me.  (To  AiiLi:N'E,  di  a  kind 
tone.)  My  wish  is  to  establish  your  innocence— explain  this  matter 
to  me,  and  without  fear. 

Arl.  I  see  it  all.  She'  has  laid  for  me  this  snare,  of  which  I 
have  become  the  victim,  ■ 

[Hiding  her  face  in  her  hands,  and  weeping.] 

Cou.  (with  a  struggle.)  I  believe  your  tale,  and  I  pity  the  inex- 
perience which  has  led  to  ruin ;  but  in  the  fulfillment  of  duty  I 
must  deliver  you  into  the  hands  of  justice. 

Arl.  (To  the  Couiirr.)  To  you  my  earthly — to  Him  my  heavenly 
judge,  I  reassert  nl^  innbcen'ce. 

[She  draws  a  dagger  from  beneath  her  scarf,  and 
is  about  to  stab  herself,  when  Coukt  Arnheim 
rushes  forward,  seizes  her  arm  and  wrests  th(^ 
dagger  from  har.] 

FINALE. 
Cou.  Hold!  hold! 

We  cannot  give  the  life  we  take, 
Nor  reunite  the  heart  we  break ! 
Sad  tiling—  '  ''''-.  ^  • 

[Taking 'tiie  hand  of  Arline,  and  suddenly  see- 
ing the  wound  on  her  jtvm.  | 


29 

What  visions  round  me  rise, 
i-  And  cloud,  with  mists  of  the  past,  mine  eyes  I 

r  That  mark!  those  features !  and  thy  youth ! 

[Dragging  Arliis'E  forward  and  with  great  agi. 
tation.] 

My  yery  life  hangs  on  thy  truth — 
How  came  that  mark  : 
Arl.  {^Recollecting  Thaddeus'  words.) 
E'er  on  my  head 
My  sixth  sun  hact  its  radiance  shed, 
A  wild  deer,  who  had  lain  at  bay, 
Pursued  by  hunters,  cross'd  my  way; 
My  tender  frame,  by  his  antler  gor'd, 
An  humble  youth  to  my  home  restored. 
The  tale  he  but  this  day  confessed 
And  is  near  at  hand  to  relate  the  rest. 

[Here  a  tumult  is  heard,  and  Thaddeus,  having 

escaped  from  those  who  confined  him,  breaks 

into  the  room,  and  rushes  into  the  arms  of 

'^"'JArline.     The  Count,  on  seeing  him,  reels 

'  back.    A  general  excitement  prevails.] 

Cou.  "With  the  force  of  fear  and  hope 

My  feelings  have  to  cope ! 
Arl.  {Approaching  the  CotiN^T,  and  pointing  to  Thaddeus  who 

starts  oil  beholding  him.) 

'Tis  he  the  danger  brav*d ; 

Tis  he  my  life  who  sav'd. 

SOLO.  ^^     , 

Cou.  {Seizing  Auli:^^  in  his  arms,  andiii  atra^isport  of  joy. 
Mine  own,  my  long  lost  child!. 

Oh,  seek  not  to  control, 
This  fi'an tic  joy,  this  wiid. 

Delirium  of  my  soul ! 
Bound  in  a  father's  arms, 

And  pillow'd  on  hisb^gst. 
Bid  all  the  rude  alarms !    -  ,  i 

That  assa^rd  thy  feelings,  rest. 

[CouKT  clasps  Arlii!^b  to  his  heart — kisses  her 
•       head,  hands,  hair,  and  shedding  tears  of  joy.] 

Ari.  (Bewildered,  starts  from  the  Covsm  and  runs  to  Thaddeus.) 


30 

Speak — speak!  this  shaken  frame, 

This  doubt,  this  torture,  see — 
My  hopes — my  very  life — my  fame 
Depend  on  thee. 
Tha.  {Pointing  to  Coukt  ARiiTHEiM  tvilh  deep  emotioti.    Aside.) 
Dear  as  thou  long  hast  been, 
Dear  as  thou  long  wilt  be, 
Mourned  as  this  passing  scene 
Will  be  through  life  by  me, 
Though  his  heart  and  none  other,  like  mine  can  adore  thee. 
Yet  (aloud)  thou  art  not  deceived — 'tis  thy  father  before  thee ! 
[Arlin"E  staggers,  and   then  rushes  into  the 
Count's  arms.] 

ENSEMBLE. 
Cho.  Prais'd  be  the  will  of  heav'n 

Whose  light  on  them  smil'd, 
-      }  5,Kr^i     And  whose  bounty  hath  giv'n 
^         The  father  his  child ! 
Cou.  Prais'd  be  the  will  of  heav'n, 

Whose  light  o'er  me  smil'd. 
And  whose  bounty  hath  giv'n 
A  father  his  child  I 
Arl.  Prais'd  be  the  will  of  heav'n, 

Whose  light  o'er  me  smil'd. 
And  whose  bounty  hath  giv'n 
A  father  his  child ! 
Tha.  Though  from  this  bosom  riv'n. 

That  heart  is  beguil'd, 
.  ^    ,  The  bereavement  hath  giv'n 

A>oaoV«>^..      The  father  his  Child  1 

'  [Thaddeus  hides  his  face  in  his  hands,  much 
moved.] 
Dey.  {Suddenly  emerging  from  the  crowd,  and  dragging  Thaddeus 
away,) 

Better  to  go  e're  dnv'n, 

Than  e'er  be  revil'd. 
For  the  bounty  hath  giv'n 
'       The  father  his  child! 
Cho.  Prais'd  be  the  will  of  heav'n, 

Whose  light  on  them  smil'd. 
And  whose  bounty  hath  giv'n 
The  father  his  child 


ACT  III. 


SCENE  1. — A  splendid  Saloon  in  the  Castle  of  CouiST  Arnheim. 
— On  the  ground  floor ,  a  large  window  at  the  hack  open- 
ing on  the  Parh — On  the  o.  p.  side,  the  door  of  a  small 
Cabinet,  doors  at  the  lack,  leading  into  spacious  Galleries, 

[Enter  Arline,  elegantly  dressed  for  a  Ball.] 
Arl.  The  past  appears  but  a  dream.    Who  twice  restored  me  to 
a  father's  home  ? 

[CouifT  Arnheim  enters  with  Eloresteik — ^Arliiste  runs  into 

his  arms.] 

Cou.  Eveiy  moment  you  leave  me  is  a  moment  of  unhappiness. 
On  a  night  of  so  much  joy,  let  me  intercede  for  one  you  have  too 
much  cause  to  be  angry  with. 

Arl.  ( To  the  Coukt,  avertiiig  her  head.)  The  wishes  of  my  dear 
father  I  would  cheerfully  comply  with,  but  the  very  sight  of  him 
disturbs  me.  # 

Flo.  (falling  on  his  knee.)  Fair  Cousin,  let  me  plead  my  own 
cause,  and  express  the — aw — sorrow  I  really  feel  at  having  for  an 

instant  believed  it  possible in  fact,  I  never  in  reality 

[Enter  a  servant.] 
What  the  devil  do  you  want  at  such  a  critical  part  of  one's  con- 
versation ?  [Servant  crosses  to  the  Couin:.] 

Ser.  The  oastle  is  filling  with  guests,  who  inquire  for  your  lord' 
ship.  [Exit.] 

Cou.  (to  Arline.)  Let  us  hasten  to  meet  them,  and  afford  me 
the  joy  of  making  you  known  to  all. 

Arl.  Allow  me  but  time,  and  I  will  follow  you. 

Flo.  That  is  but  reasonable,  uncle — I  will  live  in  hopes  of  my 
cousin's  forgiveness,  which  can  alone  restore  my — peace — of  mind. 
{aside.)  I  shall  positively  expire  if  I  don't  lead  off  the  first  quad- 
rille with  her.  -«  (Exeunt  Count  and  Florestein.) 

[Arline  goes  to  the  cabinet  o.  p.,  and  brings 
out  her  gipsy  dress.] 

31 


32  . 

The  sight  of  this  recalls  the  memory  of  happy  days,  and  of  him 
who  made  them  happy. 

[As  she  is  contemplating  the  dress,  the  window 
,  at  the  back  suddenly  opens,  and  Devilshoof 

springs  into  the  apartment.] 

Arl.  (screaming.)  Ah !  what  seek -you  here  with  me  ? 

Dev.  Hush !  fear  not ;  but  be  silent.  I  come  to  ask  you  to  re- 
join our  tribe — we  have  never  ceased  to  feel  the  loss  of  one  liked 
more  than  all  the  rest. 

Arl.  Leave  me,  let  me  forget  we  have  ever  been  acquainted. 

Dev.  I  have  brought  with  me  piie  who  has  undoubtedly  greater 
powers  of  persuasion  than  I  can  pretend  to. 

[Here  Thaddeus  appears  at  the  window  •  enters 
I  Aiu<i.        the  room,  and  Arlike,  unable  to  restrain  her 
feelings,  rushes  into  his  arms.] 

Tha.  In  the  midst  of  so  much  luxury,  so  much  wealth  and 
grandeur,  I  thought  you  had  forgotten  me. 

Arl.  Forgotten  you!  {pointing  to  the  gipsy^s  dress.)  This 
would  always  speak  to  me  of  you. 

Tha.  The  scenes  in  which  you  now  move  may  drive  from  your 
memory  every  trace  of  the  past,  and  I  only  come,  to  ask — to  hope 
—that  you  will  sometimes  think  of  me, — 

u,  ,jij  :  [Devilshoof  goes  up  to  the  window,  on  the 

loo^  out.] 

When  other  lips,  and  other  hearts 
.;/j;a  ij    Their  tales  of  love  shall  tell, 
'    'In  language  whose  excoss  imparts 
The  power  they  feel  so  well ; 
,  '  Vr;.,  ']-        There  may,  perhaps,  in  such  a  scene, 
Some  recollection  be 
Of  days  that  have  as  happy  been, 
And  you'll  remember  me. 

When  coldness  or  deceit  shall  slight 

The  beauty  now  they  prize, 
•And  deem  it  bul^  a  faded  light  ' ' ' ' '  "^    -^ ' 

'  ^'     '  -   T'  Which  beams  within  your  eyes , 

When  hollow  hearts  shall  wear  a  mask 


'Twill  break  your  own  to  see ;  H 
In  such  a  moment  I  but  ask  * 

That  you'll  remember  me. 


f: 


S3 

[At  the  end  of  the  song,  Arlinb  goes  up  to 
Thaddeus,  and  with  great  emphasis,  says — ] 
Arl.  Whatever  may  be  our  future  lot,  nothing  should  persuade 
you  that  I  can  ever  cease  to  think  of,  ever  cease  to  love  you. 

Tha.  {overjoyed.)  My  heart  is  overpowered  with  happiness ; — 
yet  alas !  'tis  but  of  short  duration,  for  I  must  leave  you  now  for- 
ever. 
Arl.  Oh,  no,  no !  say  not  so !  I  cannot  live  without  you. 
Tha.  And  will  you  then  forsake  your  home,  your  kindred  all! 
and  follow  me  ? 

ENSEMBLE  ai^d  TRIO. 
Tha.  (To  Arline.) 

Through  the  world  wilt  thou  fly 

Erom  the  world  with  me  ? 
Wilt  thou  fortune's  frowns  defy, 
As  I  will  for  thee  ? 
Arl.  ^To  Thaddeus.) 

Through  the  world  I  will  fly 
Erom  the  world  with  thee, 
Could  I  hush  a  father's  sigh , 
That  would  heave  for  me. 
Dev.  [Coming  down.)  (jTo  Thaddeus.) 

All  the  world  hither  fly. 

Oome  away  with  me! 
Never  let  a  lover's  sigh 

Ruin  bring  on  thee. 
Hasten!  hasten!  thy  safety  calls: 
See  where  they  throng  the  halls  I 
This  way!  [Going  towards  the  tvi7idow.] 

Arl.  {Sifppina  Thaddeus.) 

Stop !  do  not  snap  the  string 
•  Of  the  fondest  tie 

In  my  memory 
To  which  the  heart  can  cling. 
Tha.  I  am  chained  by  fate  to  the  spot. 

Dev.  Nearer  they  eome! 

Arl.  Oh,  leave  me  not. 

Tha.  Oil,  Adhere  should  afl'ection's  feelings  rest. 

If  they  may  not  repose  on  affection's  breast  ? 
Better  to  die  than  to  live  to  grieve 
Over  the  pangs  such  partings  leave!     • 


a4; 

Div;  [Still  loohing  out] 

A  moment  more  and  your  doom  is  cast ! 

Arl.  (aside,)      The  hopes  that  were  brightest — the  dreams  of  the 
past 
In  the  fullness  of  promise  recede, 
And  render  the  prospect  dark  indeed. 

Dey.  Escape  is  hopeless. 

Arl.  ( pointing  to  the  cabinet.)  Enter  here  ! 

Where  detection  we  need  not  fear ! 

ENSEMBLE. 
Tha.  If  it  were  not  for  thee,  I  would  here  await 

The  yenom'd  shafts  of  their  deadliest  hate. 
Dev.  Though  here  you  may  linger,  I  will  not  await 

The  certain  blow  of  their  power  and  hate. 
Arl.  Oh,  if  only  for  me,  no  longer  await 

The  yenom'd  shafts  of  their  deadliest  hate. 

[Thaddeus  has  barely  time  to  take  refuge  in 
the  cabinet,  and  Devilshoof  to  escape  by  the 
window,  when  the  great  doors   are  thrown 
'^  open,  and  a  brilliant  assemblage  enters,  led  by 

J  CouN"T  Arnheim,  FLORESTEiiq:,  &c.    Count 

takes  Arline's  hand  and  presents  her  to  the 
company.] 

Cou.  Welcome,  welcome  all — share  with  me  the  joy  I  feel,  in 
presenting  my  long  lost  daughter. 

FINALE. 
Cho.  Welcome  the  present,  oh  ponder  not 

On  the  days  departed  now, 
Let  the  cares  that  were  theirs  be  forgot, 

And  rais'd  from  pleasure's  brow ; 
Never  mind  time,  nor  what  he  has  done. 
If  he  only  the  present  will  smile  upon. 
Flo.  [Seeing  the  gipsy  dress  on  a  chair  and  taking  it  up."] 

This  is  not  an  ornament  fit  to  grace. 
At  such  a  moment,  such  a  stately  place, 
And  perchance  'twere  best  to  hide  the  prize  in 
This  recess  [pointing  to  the  cabinet]  from  his  lord- 
ship's eyes. 
Arl.  [whose  attentio7i  has  been  rivetted  upon  the  cabinet,  and  sm- 
•  inq  Florestein  go  near  it.]^ 


S5 

That  room  and  its  treasure  belong  to  me, 
And  from  all  intrusion  must  sacred  be. 
Cho.  Never  mind  time,  nor  what  he  has  done. 

If  he  only  the  present  will  smile  upon  ! 
Welcome  the  present,  oh  ponder  not 

On  days  departed  now ; 
Let  the  cares  that  were  theirs  be  forgot. 
And  rais'd  from  pleasure's  brow. 

[A  confused  murmur  is  heard  at  the  back  of  ih§ 

stage.] 

What  sounds  break  on  the  ear, 
Checking  young  joy's  career  ? 

[A  female  closely,  vailed  enters  the  apartment  and 
goes  up  to  Count  Arkheim.] 

Fem.  Heed  the  warning  voice  I 

Wail,  and  not  rejoice! 
The  foe  to  thy  rest. 
Is  one  thou  lov'st  best 

[She  lets  her  vail  fall  and  discovers  the  QuBJM" 
of  the  Gipsies.] 
Cou.        '        Who,  and  what  art  thou !  Let  me  know 

Whom  dost  thou  deem  my  foe  ? 
Que.  Think  not  my  warning  wild  ? 

'Tis  thy  refound  child! 
She  loves  a  youth  of  the  tribe  I  sway 

And  braves  the  world's  reproof; 
List  to  the  words  I  say — 

He  is  now  conceal'd  beneath  thy  roof. 
Cou.  Base  wretch,  thou  liest — 

Que.  Thy  faith  I  begrudge— 

Open  that  door,  and  thyself  be  judge. 

[Count,  rushing  to  the  door  of  the  cabinet, 
which  Arline  in  vain  opposes.] 

ENSEMBLE. 
Stand  not  across  my  path. 
Brave  not  a  father's  wrath. 
Arl.  Thrown  thus  across  thy  path, 

Let  me  abide  thy  wrath. 

[The  Count  pushes  Arline  aside,  opens  the 
door,  and  Thaddbus  appears — the  Count 
reels  back,  and  every  one  seems  panic  struck.] 


36 

QUINTET  AND  CHORUS. 
CouJvT,  Florestei]^",  Thaddeus,  Arlinb  and  Queen. 
E:^rSEMBLE. 
Cou.  {to  Arl.)       To  shame  and  feeling  dead, 
Now  hopeless  to  deplore, 
The  thunder  bursting  on  thy  head. 
Had  not  surprised  me  more. 
Fto.  And  this  is  why  she  said, 

I  must  not  touch  the  door ; 
It  clearly  would  have  been  ill-bred, 
For  rivals  are  a  bore ! 
Tha.  Though  every  hope  be  fled, 

l>«*v  V-  Which  seem'd  so  bright  before. 

The  vengeance  I  scorn  to  dread. 
Which  they  on  me  can  pour ! 
Arl.  {Horror  strichen  on  seeing  the  Quee2^.) 
To  all  but  vengeance  dead, 
She  stands  mine  eyes  before 
^^■jij  Its  thunders  waiting  on  my  head 

" In  all  her  hate  to  .pour. 

Que.  {Maliciously  eyeing  Arline.) 

All  other  feelings  dead. 

Revenge  can  hope  restore, 
Its  thunders  on  her  daring  hend 
I  only  live  to  pour. 
Cho.  Although  to  feeling  dead, 

This  sorrow  we  deplore, 
The  thunder  bursting  o'er  our  head, 
Had  not  surprised  us  more. 
Cou.  {Advancing  to  Thaddeus.) 

Leave  this  place  thy  polluting  step  hath  crossed, 
Depart,  or  thou  art  lost. 
Tha.  {Casting  a  sorroioful  looTc  at  Arlin^e  as  he  is  about  to  go.) 
To  threats  I  should  contemn, 
For  thy  dear  sake  I  yield 
Arl.  {Summoning  resolution.) 

The  bursting  torrent  I  will  stem, 
And  him  I  live  for  shield. 

[She  takes  Thaddeus  by  the  hand,  and  goes  to 
the  Count,  then  turns  to  the  company/) 


I 


37 

Break  not  the  only  tie, 
That  bids  my  heart  rejoice, 

For  whom  contented  I  would  die — 
(  With  energy.)  The  husband  of  my  choice. 

Cou.  {BiisJmig  between  them  and  drawing  his  sword.      To  Thad- 

DEUS.) 

Depart,  ere  my  thirsty  weapon  stains 
These  halls  ^vith  the  blood  of  thy  recreant  yeins  I 
( To  Arline.)  False  thing !  beloved  too  long,  too  well, 

Brave  not  the  madness  thou  canst  not  quell  I 
Que.  [Seizing  Thaddeus  hy  the  arm.] 

List  to  the  warning  voice  that  calls  thee ! 
Fly  from  the  peril  which  enthralls  thee ! 
[Darting  a  furious  look  at  Arliis'E  as  she  passes  her.] 
Weep  rivers — ^for  ages  pine ! 
He  shall  never  he  thine. 

[As  the  Queen  is  dragging  Thaddeus  towards 
the  window,  Arline  stops  him.] 

Arl.  [To  the  assembly.}  Your  pardon,  if  I  seek 

With  my  father  alone  to  speak. 

[Exeunt  every  one  at  the  large  doors  eat;h  side  of 
the  windows,^  which  close  upon  them ;  the 
Queen  is  seen  to  pass  out  of  the  window 

Arl.  [  Falling  at  the  Count's  feet] 

See  at  your  feet  a  suppliant — one  , 

Whose  place  should  be  your  heart, 

Behold  the  only  living  thing 

To  which  she  had  to  cling. 

Who  saved  her  life,  watched  o'er  her  years 

With  all  the  fondness  faith  endears, 

And  her  affections  won — 

Rend  not  such  ties  apart. 
Cou.  Child  !  Arline !  wilt  thou,  darest  thou  heap 

A  stain  thine  after  life  will  be  weep. 

On  these  hairs  by  thee  and  sorrow  bleach'd— 

On  this  heart  dishonor  never  reached  ? 
Arf.    [/Using  and  seeking  refuge  in  the  arms  of  Thaddeus.] 

Whatever  the  danger,  the  ruin,  the  strife — 

It  must  fall ;  united  wo  are  for  hfe. 


M 

Cou.  [with  rage.]  United  1  and  would'st  thou  link  my  name 

In  a  chain  of  such  deep  disgrace? 

My  rank,  my  very  blood  defame 

With  a  blot  no  time  can  efface  ? 

The  child  of  my  heart,  of  my  house  the  pride, 

An  outcast  gipsy's  bride ! 
Tha.  [Breaking  from  her,  and  going  up  with  great  dignity  to 

COUKT  ARi^HEIM.] 

Proud  lord,  although  this  head  proscribed, 

Should  fall  by  the  weapons  thy  wealth  hath  bribed. 

Although  in  revealing  the  name  I  bear, 

The  home  I  shall  see  no  more ; 

The  land  which  to  thee  in  its  deep  despair 

The  deadliest  hatred  bore. 

I  may  fall  as  have  fallen  the  bravest  of  foes. 

'Twere  better  like  them  to  die ! 

And  in  dishonored  earth  to  lie, 

Then  bear  unresented  reproaches  like  those. 

[CouiTT  Arnheim  and  Arline  betray  symptoms 
of  astonishment,  yet  great  anxiety  ] 

Start  not,  but  listen ! 
When  the  fair  land  of  Poland  was  ploughed  by  the  hoof 

Of  the  ruthless  invader^  when  might 
With  steel  to  the  bosom  and  flame  to  the  roof. 

Completed  her  triumph  o'er  right : 
In  that  moment  of  danger,  when  freedom  invoked 

All  the  fetterless  sons  of  her  pride. 
In  a  phalanx  as  dauntless  as  freedom  e'er  yok'd, 

I  fought  and  I  fell  by  her  side ; 
My  birth  is  noble,  unstained  my  crest 

As  thine  own — let  this  attest 

[Takes  his  Commission,  seen  in  Act  I,  from  his 
bosom,  and  gives  it  to  the  Count,  who  stands 
fixed  and  bewildered.] 

Pity  for  one  in  childhood  torn 
From  kindred  with  whom  she  dwelt, 

Ripened  in  after  years  to  love — 
The  fondest  that  heart  hath  felt, 

Has  made  me  thus  far  faith  renew 

With  outlaws  chance  first  linked  me  to  : 


39 

As  a  foe  on  this  head  let  your  hatred  be  pil'd, 
But  despise  not  one  who  hath  so  loved  your  child. 
CoiT.  [  Greatly  moved.'] 

The  feuds  of  a  nation's  strife, 
The  party  storms  of  life, 
Should  never  their  sorrows  impart, 
To  the  calmer  scenes  of  the  heart- 
By  this  hand  let  thine  hold 
Till  the  blood  of  its  veins  be  cold  1 

[Thaddeus,  moved  to  tears,  is  about  to  fall  at 
the  Cotjnt's  feet,  who  checks  him.] 

Not  at  mine — ^be  that  homage  paid  at  hers. 
Who  the  fond  one  of  feeling  on  thee  confers. 

TRIO. 
Cou.  Let  not  the  soul  over  sorrows  grieve. 

With  which  the  bosom  hath  ceased  to  heave 

Let  us  not  think  of  the  tempest  past. 

If  we  reach  the  haven  at  last. 
Arl.  Ne'er  should  the  soul  over  sorrows  grieve 

With  which  the  bosom  hath  ceased  to  heave; 

Ne'er  should  we  think  of  the  tempest  past, 

If  we  reach  the  haven  at  last. 
Tha.  Why  should  the  soul  over  sorrows  grieve, 

With  which  the  bosom  hath  ceased  to  heave ; 

Why  should  we  think  of  the  tempest  past, 

If  we  reach  the  haven  at  last 

[During  the  trio,  the  wan  figure  of  the  Queen 
has  been  seen  at  the  window  in  the  back,  and 
at  the  end  of  it,  as  Thaddeus  is  about  to  em- 
brace Arliite,  the  Queen^,  in  a  transport  of 
rage,  points  him  out  to  a  gipsy  by  her  side,  who 
isiu  the  act  of  firing  at  him,  when  Devilshoof, 
who  has  tracked  their  steps,  averts  the  gipsy's 
aim,  and  by  a  rapid  movement  turns  the  mus- 
ket towards  the  Queei^ — it  goes  off,  and  she 
falls.] 

Oou,        G-uard  every  portal — summon  each  guest  and  friend — 
And  this  festive  scene  suspend. 

[The  distant  sound  of  joyous  instruments lieard 
in  the  saloons,  which  the  intelligence  of  the 
catastrophe  is  supposed  to  have  ceaphed,  ceases, 


40 


and  crowds  of  nobles,  ladies,  guests,  &c.,  pour 
in  at  each  door.  Arline  rushes  im;o  the 
arms  of  Thaddeus,  and  then  passes  over  to 
the  Coui^T.] 

ARLiifE  and  Chorus. 
Oh!  what  full  delight. 

Through  my  bosom  thrills 
And  a  wilder  glow 

In  my  heart  instills ' 

Bliss !  unfelt  before, 

Hope!  without  alloy, 
Bpeak,  with  raptured  tone 

Of  that  heart  the  joy ! 

[As  the  curtain  descends,  is  heard  under  the  win- 
dow at  the  back,] 

THE  GIPSrS  CHORUS. 
In  the  gipsy's  life  you  may  read, 
The  life  that  all  would  like  to  lead. 


THB  Ei^D. 


Chickering  &  Sons, 


MANUFACTURERS    OF 


PIANO  FORTES 


Established  .in  182  ^ 


Eighty-'One  First  (Premiums^ 


The   Largest  Piano   Manufaotory   in   the  World. 
The  Oldest  Piano   Manufactory  in  Annerica. 


THE  highest:  recompense  over  all  competition 


UNIVERSAL  EXPOSITION,  PARIS,  1867. 


GOLD    MEDAL 


1867. 


CROSS  OF  THE 

LEGION  or  HONOS, 
1867. 


1867, 


The  Cross  of  the  Legion  of  Honor 

AND  FIRST  GOLD   MEDAL 

WERE  AWARDED  TO   CHICKERING   &  SONS. 

This  places  the  CHICKERING  PIANO  at  the  head  of  the 


w^ 


-^^ 


C037514325 


U.C.  BERKELEY  LIBRARIES 


CD37Sm3aS 


wm. 


C  "IBRARY 


DATE  DUE 


Music  Library 

University  of  California  at 
Berkeley 


n 


